5 Centavos

Description (Brief):

The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this Nicaraguan five centavos coin around the 1898. Scovill was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, medals, and coins.

Description (Brief)

Obverse: Image of the Nicaragua coat of arms, consisting of a triangle, a Phrygian cap, and five volcanoes. The legend reads: ESTADO DE NICARAGUA

Description (Brief)

Reverse: Floral wreath around the rim. Legend reads: 5/CENTAVOS

Date Made: ca 1898

Maker: Scovill Manufacturing Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

See more items in: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing, Industry & Manufacturing, Scovill Manufacturing Collection, Coins, Currency and Medals

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Credit Line: Scovill, Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0296.1601Accession Number: 1981.0296Catalog Number: 1981.0296.1601

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 cm; 13/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-158d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1382633

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